Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 34 Units in Prospect Heights, Starting at $1,900 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 34 in an under-construction six-story building at 834 Pacific Street in Prospect Heights. The massing of the building nods to the area’s historic townhouses.

Of the affordable apartments, there are 18 studios, 13 one-bedroom units, a pair of two-bedroom units and a single three-bedroom unit. Monthly rents start at $1,900 and top out at $2,950.

The lottery is set at an area median income range of 130 percent. Eligible incomes range between $65,143 and $183,300 for households of one to seven people.

The building is next door to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, a Renaissance Revival building constructed in 1912, and replaces a former rectory. It stands within a block of the Pacific Park complex, which continues to grow.

There will be a total of 113 units in the building. Permits show double-stacked parking in the cellar (56 duplex and 10 single spaces), along with a study room and a gym. A doctor’s office will be on the ground floor, and six outdoor spaces can be found on the roof.

Ramy Issac of Issac & Stern Architects is the applicant of record. They have designed a number of big projects in Brooklyn, including a 10-story building at the former site of the Fox Savoy Theater in Crown Heights and a trio of buildings set to replace the post office in Boerum Hill.

Alchemy Studio is behind the design of the interiors.

Levi Balkany of Happy Living Development is the developer, permit applications show. They leased the site from St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church of the City of New York, the owner of the property, for $5 million in 2018, public records show.

Applications for the affordable housing lottery must be submitted by January 8, 2021. Apply through NYC Housing Connect. To learn more about how to apply for affordable housing, read Brownstoner’s guide.

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